Hydrocodone/Apap - 1 Tablet By Mouth Every 4-6 Hours - Days Supply?

by Summer Podesta
(Springfield, VT, USA)

Vicodin Pain Medication - What is days supply?

My doctor prescribed me Vicodin for pain. How many days supply would a pharmacy tech enter for my prescription? The RX was for 48 hydrocodone/apap pills and the directions were one tablet every 4-6 hrs. Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it! You have an awesome website!

To figure out the days supply in your question, we take the total amount of pills: 48 and divide it by the maximum amount of pills that can be taken per day. The maximum amount of pills taken each day would be every 4 hours (divide 24 hours by 4) = max 6 pills daily.

Now we divide 48 by 6... and VIOLA! we have an answer of 8 for our days supply.

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